Tel Aviv Derby

[Raphael Meade]

Crazy scenes in Israel..

Video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29894003

"The Tel Aviv derby between Hapoel and Maccabi was abandoned at half-time after a fan attacked a player who was then sent off for retaliating.

In events described as "shameful" by Israel's sports minister, Maccabi midfielder Eran Zahavi was confronted by a bare-chested fan on the pitch.

Slaps and kicks were exchanged before the fan was led away by security.

Zahavi was then dismissed, prompting further pitch invasions before Monday's match was abandoned.

Hapoel manager Eyal Berkovic, who played for Southampton, West Ham, Celtic, Blackburn, Manchester City and Portsmouth, said: "This was not a game of football, it was war.

"I'm stunned and ashamed to be involved in football on a day like today.

"Both clubs and both sets of supporters must be severely punished for what happened here."


(apologies if posted, couldn't find on searching)

 

[Taybha]

Mental , so a player is supposed to just stand there and get the shit kicked out of him , good job there ref, well done .

 

[Mackenzie]

Gosh.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

I don't know why they sent the player off...he was the victim of an assault...

 

[Thunder Bolt]

A player was sent off for rugby tackling a pitch invader last year. They are not allowed to retaliate.

 

[Black Rod]

I'm sure the Palestinians were to blame

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

I find it ridiculous that a player gets sent off for defending himself when attacked by a fan!
If I were in his shoes I would have done the same thing!

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

A player was sent off for rugby tackling a pitch invader last year. They are not allowed to retaliate.

If I remember that incident rightly, the pitch invader was not attacking anyone and was not a threat to anyone. If the invader had started attacking people then fair enough, if not, let's the police or stewards deal with it,

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Don't blame the referee - he implemented the law in accordance with the laws of the game.